[Q] Launcher - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4

I really like the Nova launcher and have used it forever. Is there a way to export other than backup? I would like to try other launchers but would like to import so I do not have to set everything up again....

ScottBroker said:
I really like the Nova launcher and have used it forever. Is there a way to export other than backup? I would like to try other launchers but would like to import so I do not have to set everything up again....
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You mean back up your setting from one launcher and use those settings on another? Not possible since they are all different in so many ways
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ScottBroker said:
I really like the Nova launcher and have used it forever. Is there a way to export other than backup? I would like to try other launchers but would like to import so I do not have to set everything up again....
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Apex pro upon first launch asks if you would like to import your data from another launcher
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Is there a way to save app layout / folders when flashing ROMs?

I find myself spending considerable time "re-organizaing" my phone after flashing. Is there a way to keep the folders I created, and better yet, the layout of my homescreen, widgets, etc. when flashing new roms?
jwiner said:
I find myself spending considerable time "re-organizaing" my phone after flashing. Is there a way to keep the folders I created, and better yet, the layout of my homescreen, widgets, etc. when flashing new roms?
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Most custom launchers support this. I've used go launcher ex, adw launcher, and launcher pro and they all will backup your configurations.
artvandelay440 said:
Most custom launchers support this. I've used go launcher ex, adw launcher, and launcher pro and they all will backup your configurations.
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+1 its what I do
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Miui backup saves homescreen layout and apps, but only for MIUI
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I personally don't back up my layout because I think its fun setting it all back up again.
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Thanks jwiner for asking this question. I assumed the answer was no, so was glad to see that I could back up using ADW settings. I am on CM7 currently but hadn't paid much attention the ADW settings until now.
Does that back up the widgets too? After restoring with TiBu I always get a "cannot open widget" or something like that. LPP says it's an Android thing that can't backup widget configurations
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Widgets will be saved in the spot you set em. However, you will need to delete & reset each one.
That's been my experience as well. Thanks
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There is no way with stock HTC sense to save the layout.
Custom roms with alternative launchers do have so options however you still need to reinstall the appropriate applications for the widgets to function correctly.
Same here
I'm using ADW and as far as I can tell, you can backup only the current layout, but I want a way to save each of my layouts and be able to go back and choose one of them again like you can in the Sense layouts. It takes me several days to get everything set up, custom icons made, and tweaking until it's just right. So it sucks that you can't go back and reuse all of them when you want.
kmodek said:
I'm using ADW and as far as I can tell, you can backup only the current layout, but I want a way to save each of my layouts and be able to go back and choose one of them again like you can in the Sense layouts. It takes me several days to get everything set up, custom icons made, and tweaking until it's just right. So it sucks that you can't go back and reuse all of them when you want.
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Do you use Titanium?
I thought launchers with backup/restore only restored settings and actual apps on the screen. Every time I used them they never restore widgets, I always have to remove the gray block and re-add the widgets.
If you use a folder tool like folder organizer Titanium will backup those folders and apps inside of them.

Nova launcher updated

Now on version 1.1.1
New folder features, app drawer features, etc.
(Oooops. Wrong section, meant to post on themes and apps. Sorry folks)
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Moved. I prefer Apex myself, but I'll give the new update a shot.
Lol, at your mention, i'll give apex a whirl.
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It works great with the Tablet UI mod. Now we don't have to use hacked launchers
Apex is nice but I have been using Nova since beta 1. The vertical scrolling in app drawer and transparency slider are nice additions if you're into that
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I was more into Apex for a little while...but since Nova added (or when I noticed) shortcut activities that blow Apex out of the water its no contest.
Wow. I'm rude. Nobody asked me anything
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I was using adw for a long time and just recently switched to nova thanks to a little persuasion by the "god father" john Corleone. I really like it.
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Question: How do you create folders in app drawer? I don't see a create folder option anywhere.
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bhavi_jp said:
Question: How do you create folders in app drawer? I don't see a create folder option anywhere.
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i dont think you can do that
You can only create folders in the app drawer with Nova Prime. Go to Nova settings, Drawer, Drawer Groups
DataHawg said:
You can only create folders in the app drawer with Nova Prime. Go to Nova settings, Drawer, Drawer Groups
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I was able to create folders using the free version of Nova??
dweeze87 said:
I was able to create folders using the free version of Nova??
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I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
iniz94 said:
I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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You could be right and I agree with you regarding Nova. I love it!!
I like it better than Apex also. With Apex you can only save one backup of your settings and screen configuration. Nova lets you save as many as you want and you can rename the backups. It also does a better job of restoring IMO. In my settings there is a blue Prime banner on the option for Drawer Groups where you create the folders.
iniz94 said:
I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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I was going to say it was smoother and maybe a bit faster than Apex. I think people say they like Apex better because they don't have to pay to get the Prime features. I was happy to pay for it since I have used it since beta 1. It was even great in the beginning. It was the only launcher that could pull me away from ADW EX. They did finally add swipe to hide dock which I did email them about because it was the only thing I was missing. I love being able to have a completely clean screen
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DataHawg said:
I like it better than Apex also. With Apex you can only save one backup of your settings and screen configuration. Nova lets you save as many as you want and you can rename the backups. It also does a better job of restoring IMO. In my settings there is a blue Prime banner on the option for Drawer Groups where you create the folders.
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I'm new to all launchers not called touchwiz... does it save all your widgets and shortcuts too?
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How did I miss app drawer transparency??
I love Nova. Perfect upgrade from LauncherPro.
I like Nova Launcher prime allot. I purchased it after flashing a ROM that included the free version (I believe it was Venum ICE), and have used it as my daily launcher since.
I was wondering if anyone else has lost the ability to have the wallpaper scroll since the last update. Everything seemed to be working great until I updated it the other day. Out of nowhere, the wallpaper quit scrolling.
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blackcanopy said:
I like Nova Launcher prime allot. I purchased it after flashing a ROM that included the free version (I believe it was Venum ICE), and have used it as my daily launcher since.
I was wondering if anyone else has lost the ability to have the wallpaper scroll since the last update. Everything seemed to be working great until I updated it the other day. Out of nowhere, the wallpaper quit scrolling.
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Same here BC. I think it started with FD16 and doesn't seem to matter which launcher you use. I tried installing Apex too and it didn't work with it either.
I stated to use Apex Launcher and installed an AOKP rom which had Nova preinstalled, I haven't look back sense. Nova +1

[Q] Launcher Pro and ICS

So one thing thats kept me from really using ICS daily is the fact that I can't restore Launcher pro from titanium backup. It just says restoring and nothing every happens and I have to kill TB. I've had this across any version of ICS that I try. I can download it and re setup my home screens but thats annoying. If I install from market and do a restore from inside launcher pro it will work, but if I reboot then it goes back to default launcher pro. Any ideas?
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So one thing thats kept me from really using ICS daily is the fact that I can't restore Launcher pro from titanium backup. It just says restoring and nothing every happens and I have to kill TB. I've had this across any version of ICS that I try. I can download it and re setup my home screens but thats annoying. If I install from market and do a restore from inside launcher pro it will work, but if I reboot then it goes back to default launcher pro. Any ideas?
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Being a long time launcher pro fan I was pissed when I realized I could not get launcher pro to work correctly on ics. I bounced between nova and apex for a while before landing on nova prime. I have been happy with it. Might wanna give it a spin.
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I'll give it a try....Hopefully they will fix launcher pro, if not then may be moving to a new launcher....
eeeeeeeeek said:
I'll give it a try....Hopefully they will fix launcher pro, if not then may be moving to a new launcher....
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That's what I did too. I am currently using Nova Prime and loving it. It is better than launcher pro in my opinion.
If I helped you out in any way please thank me. Thanks.
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I'll give it a try....Hopefully they will fix launcher pro, if not then may be moving to a new launcher....
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The last time I looked it had been like over a year or something without an update on launcher pro.I don't know if it is being maintained at all...
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I think the problem with laucherpro and ICS is the LP Widgets. To get around this I've started using the "Android Pro Widgets" available in the play store with the "Modern ICS APW theme" which are just as good if not better than the LP Widgets.
edit: I forgot to actually state that I am using LauncherPro on ICS and had the same trouble. Just restore the app without the data and it should work fine. Take my advice above if you need the LP style widgets

[Q] Change app name

Hi,
Does anybody know how to change the shown app name in the apps menu?
For example i want to change English names to dutch..
I searched the web and found the following:
http://www.guidingtech.com/12252/rename-android-apps-change-icons/
http://envyandroid.com/archives/301/change-the-android-app-icon
None of this works, apk edit doesnt work, i keep getting these errors..
Plz help!
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Does anyone know if this is possible?
jonasdhondt said:
Does anyone know if this is possible?
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Plz help...
jonasdhondt said:
Plz help...
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This was the first link in google...
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5551939/how-to-change-the-name-of-application-in-launcher-in-android-according-to-the-la
If you download a custom launcher from the market you can change the names to whatever you like. GO Launcher EX will allow you to change the names however due to GO Launcher being a RAM hog your phones performance will slip a little. I'm unsure if other less-RAMhogging launchers will let you do that but you can look on the market.
99Aaron99 said:
If you download a custom launcher from the market you can change the names to whatever you like. GO Launcher EX will allow you to change the names however due to GO Launcher being a RAM hog your phones performance will slip a little. I'm unsure if other less-RAMhogging launchers will let you do that but you can look on the market.
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Does that work in the app drawer? I only ask cause I'm using sense.
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GUImess said:
Does that work in the app drawer? I only ask cause I'm using sense.
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Yes. It's been a while since I used GO Launcher so I've forgotten how you get the menu up to change it, but it definitely works.
99Aaron99 said:
Yes. It's been a while since I used GO Launcher so I've forgotten how you get the menu up to change it, but it definitely works.
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can't this be done without launcher? By changing the apk?

How do I: Back up the homescreen/with icon location

I want to back that up for when I do full wipes, to keep icon location/folder location...
Would be nice if I could keep my notification set to what I had them set to.. but that is not really an issue and is faster to do... setting up my folder takes awhile :/
What launcher do you use? Most of them have a backup/restore option. I know Nova does for sure. Just make sure all apps and stuff are installed before restoring. Check in your launcher settings.
Randomacts said:
I want to back that up for when I do full wipes, to keep icon location/folder location...
Would be nice if I could keep my notification set to what I had them set to.. but that is not really an issue and is faster to do... setting up my folder takes awhile :/
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Apex will also backup the "desktop", though it may be only in Apex Pro, which is what I use.
Like already said, most aftermarket launchers have backup capabilities...usually found in the settings menu of the launcher.
I use Titanium Backup, and when restoring apps, it will restore your icons and placement as well. Widgets will need to be replaced manually if you have any of them placed on your home screen.
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Use go backup pro
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I use TBackup to backup all apps/data. After wipe, restore Holo Launcher with data will put everything back as was.
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NunHugger said:
Like already said, most aftermarket launchers have backup capabilities...usually found in the settings menu of the launcher.
I use Titanium Backup, and when restoring apps, it will restore your icons and placement as well. Widgets will need to be replaced manually if you have any of them placed on your home screen.
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TB doesn't restore app icon location for me on CM10
sailzfast said:
I use TBackup to backup all apps/data. After wipe, restore Holo Launcher with data will put everything back as was.
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I don't know if I have holo launcher... is that the default? I am running cm10
Randomacts said:
TB doesn't restore app icon location for me on CM10
I don't know if I have holo launcher... is that the default? I am running cm10
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Trebuchet is the default launcher for CM. Back up and restore it in TiBu.
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Trebuchet is the default launcher for CM. Back up and restore it in TiBu.
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Thanks, I feel alil stupid now =p
Or try TrebuchetBackup
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Randomacts said:
I want to back that up for when I do full wipes, to keep icon location/folder location...
Would be nice if I could keep my notification set to what I had them set to.. but that is not really an issue and is faster to do... setting up my folder takes awhile :/
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Should the enter key!
Buzz launcher remembers without doing anything in settings but you will have to replace your widgets.
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